HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9220Resolution No. 9220
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto
Approving the City of Palo Alto Utilities Legislative
Policy Guidelines for 2012
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto Utilities Strategic Plan ("Strategic Plan"),
approved by the Council of the City of Palo Alto on July 18,2011, [CMR 1880] provides a set of
Strategic Objectives for the City of Palo Alto Utilities Department (CPAU) to follow in ensuring
a reliable and safe supply of utility resources, providing customer service excellence, managing
costs, and ensuring environmental sustainability; and
WHEREAS, CP AU annually identifies Utilities Legislative Policy Guidelines
that facilitate the Strategic Plan's Strategic Objectives; and advocates for utility-related issues at
Federal and State legislative forums in furtherance ofthose objectives; and
WHEREAS, in December 2011 CPAU staff updated the Legislative Policy
Guidelines to respond to recent legislative and regulatory trends; and
WHEREAS, action on some of these issues may require active involvement of
Palo Alto elected and appointed officials; and
WHEREAS, the Utilities Legislative Policy Guidelines for 2012 were presented
to the UAC at its December 7, 2011 meeting, and the UAC voted 6 to 0 (with Commissioner
Keller absent) to recommend that the City Council approve the Utilities' Legislative Policy
Guidelines with the changes recommended by the UAC.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does hereby
RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council hereby adopts the resolution approving the Utilities
Legislative Policy Guidelines for 2012','
SECTION 2. The Council finds that any revenue derived from the authorized
adoption enumerated herein shall be used only for the purpose set forth in Article VII, Section 2,
of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto.
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